person
Lucius Verginius Rufus
Verginius
Commander in upper Germany who crushed Vindex and thrice refused the empire offered him by his troops; withdrawn by Galba, to the armies' resentment.
Reading notes
- The Annals §15.23 Verginius Rufus
Lucius Verginius Rufus, consul of AD 63, later a key figure in the war of 68–69.
- The Histories §1.8 Verginius
Lucius Verginius Rufus, who crushed Vindex and thrice refused the empire his troops offered him.
- The Histories §1.79 Verginius
Lucius Verginius Rufus, who as governor of upper Germany had crushed Vindex and thrice refused empire; Otho gave him a consulship to soothe the German army.